Painter Did Not Assume Risk of Getting Hit by Golf Ball

A state court judge in Oklahoma has denied a golfer’s motion for summary judgment in a case where her errant tee shot injured a painter, who was working at a house adjacent to the golf course.   Specifically, the court held that while the plaintiff might have assumed the risk had he been on the golf course, the fact that he was out-of-bounds on private property left open key questions about whether the defendant golfer was negligent.   Plaintiff Lonnie Thomas was painting a house tha